DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 10/20 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.3 - - 71.8 - - 75.6 - - 64.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 71 - - 170 - - 26 - - -46 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 346 - - 1277 - - 1882 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 920 - - 1334 - - 921 - - 921 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1235 - - 2166 - - 2771 - - 937 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 306 - - 764 - - 1786 - - 153 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 119 - - 246 - - 158 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 16 - - 18 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 238 - - 223 - - 230 - - 212 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 6 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4065 - - -5806 - - -6100 - - -5562 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5300 - - 7973 - - 8871 - - 6499 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11511 - - -12055 - - -11932 - - -13832 ODpotential blCL - - - 12746 - - 14221 - - 14703 - - 14769 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 70 - - 66 - - 51 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.3 - - 71.8 - - 75.6 - - 64.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.2 - - 40.8 - - 40.4 - - 40.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.1 - - 71.0 - - 75.6 - - 67.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.7 - - 40.1 - - 39.8 - - 40.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 71 - - 170 - - 26 - - -46 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 346 - - 1277 - - 1882 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 35 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 97119 38 270 45 277 33 274 31 268 97119 90024 28 285 29 274 34 272 36 275 90024 84510 19 303 29 277 30 260 31 280 84510 79905 16 285 33 280 29 270 26 288 79905 75927 16 272 28 275 27 279 24 290 75927 72404 20 276 20 265 23 281 22 287 72404 69215 19 262 19 267 22 288 20 285 69215 66285 15 270 18 264 23 284 22 289 66285 63561 20 287 17 267 22 276 24 288 63561 60919 26 283 17 261 23 264 27 279 60919 58166 30 266 21 276 25 263 29 275 58166 55312 31 268 31 273 31 268 32 275 55312 52585 36 264 36 270 37 275 37 277 52585 50128 47 271 40 272 42 278 38 280 50128 47924 48 269 41 278 46 282 38 287 47924 45933 41 275 38 283 44 280 35 288 45933 44116 40 284 32 291 31 276 32 285 44116 42440 30 291 31 292 26 289 26 291 42440 40885 22 304 27 291 24 292 22 301 40885 39434 24 312 26 296 24 306 23 314 39434 38075 26 320 26 309 26 317 24 318 38075 36763 27 318 29 315 26 320 25 308 36763 35430 23 315 30 315 26 316 25 305 35430 34041 21 316 30 313 26 317 25 307 34041 32598 23 317 29 312 27 316 25 311 32598 31084 27 313 27 308 26 315 25 312 31084 29488 26 311 26 308 26 316 25 311 29488 27809 21 316 22 305 25 316 23 311 27809 26046 19 320 21 294 23 311 22 312 26046 24202 20 312 22 293 22 295 19 308 24202 22280 19 308 24 300 23 298 19 306 22280 20271 17 312 18 297 18 293 16 306 20271 18171 21 300 18 285 21 283 20 279 18171 16031 27 279 25 284 24 289 18 285 16031 13973 27 271 30 281 26 289 16 299 13973 12102 31 267 32 280 28 291 15 304 12102 10437 26 260 32 275 31 289 17 300 10437 8957 24 255 31 263 32 278 23 288 8957 7644 22 256 29 258 31 267 26 276 7644 6480 18 262 25 258 29 261 25 265 6480 5448 16 272 22 258 26 259 23 258 5448 4541 16 276 21 256 25 255 21 253 4541 3740 16 273 21 252 24 252 23 244 3740 3027 18 270 22 245 22*235 25 236 3027 2400 21 267 21*234 21*231 26 231 2400 1876 23 253 17*223 20 230 25 227 1876 1475 21*247 16 223 19 230 23 224 1475 1199 13*239 16 222 17 229 19 220 1199 1032 12 239 14 222 15 229 16 217 1032 937 9 238 12 222 12 229 7*212 937 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography